Stars sit around, no lovers of red revolution (8)

I believe the answer is:

tsarists

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'no lovers of red revolution' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'stars sit around' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'stars'+'sit'='starssit'
'starssit' anagrammed gives 'TSARISTS'.

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(Another definition for tsarists that I've seen is " Russian imperialists".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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